ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ 15 pps

ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ 15

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each
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1. he is tired, he can't work longer.
A. Because B. Even though C. Although D. Besides
2. it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
3. you ask him, he will help you.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
4. he is so busy with his work, he always finds time to go to the concert every week.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
5. He passed the examination he had been prevented by illness from studying.
A. although B. but C. however D. moreover
6. We have not won yet; ; we shall try again.

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A. although B. but C. however D. moreover
7. Tom was not there; , his brother was.
A. since B. and C. however D. and
8. he wasn't ready in time, we went without him.
A. When B. Moreover C. As D. So
9. Is that all would you like something else?
A. or B. but C. and D. although
10. it was late, we decided to take a taxi home.
A. Because B. Since C. As D. All are correct
11. she's got an English name, she is in fact Vietnamese.
A. Despite B. Although C. In spite of D. More than
12. . you subtract 7 from 12, you will have 5.
A. Because B. If C. Though D. As
13. They left the house saying good-bye to their mother.
A. before B. after C. during D. in
14. Mr. Young is not only healthy also cheerful.
A. and B. both C. but D. with
15. The class discussion was short; … , we gained some new knowledge from it.
A. however B. moreover C. although D. therefore
16. The underground is cheap; , it is faster than the train.
A. however B. moreover C. but D. though
17. you study harder, you will win a scholarship.
A. Unless B. Because C. If D. In order that
18. The country air is fresh; , it is not polluted.
A. however B. moreover C. whenever D. beside
19. she spoke slowly, I couldn't understand her.
A. Since B. Although C. If D. As
20. He never goes to bed he finishes his homework.
A. unless B. when C. while D. if

21. She is looking for a new job …………… she is tired of doing a routine job day after day.
A. since B. as C. because D. all are correct
22. She can't marry her cousin she loves him.
A. though B. so C. despite D. because
23. He's still going to school ……… his injury.
A. even though B. although C. in spite of D. even
24. He left home early he could arrive at the station on time.
A. because of B. in order to C. although D. so that
25. We will wait here he comes back.
A. while B. until C. before D. after
26. Thousands of people came to see the Queen the rain.
A. because B. owing to C. in spite of D. according to
27. We could reach the house the road was flooded.

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A. although B. whether C. as if D. even
28. You have to make up your mind fast, you slip the best opportunity.
A. and B. so that C. if D. or
29. My mother looks she is tired. Perhaps she didn't sleep well last night.
A. like B. although C. until D. as if
30. Our teacher speaks slowly we may understand him.
A. because B. in order to C. so that D. or

31. I haven't seen Tom he gave me this book.
A. since B. for C. until D. before
32. it is getting dark, she still waits for him.
A. Unless B. Since C. While D. Although
33. he has a headache, he has to take an aspirin.
A. How B. Because C. Where D. Although
34. Mary asked her husband: "What would you like for supper?"
He answered " I am so tired, I want to have some shrimp
soup"

A. However B. Moreover C. Since D. Although
35. it rained heavily, they went to school on time.
A. Even though B. Through C. Though D. A and C are correct
36. Our visit to Japan was delayed my wife's illness.
A. because B. because of C. thanks to D. though
37. he comes to theater with me, I shall go alone.
A. Because of B. Unless C. Because D. When
38. Trees won't grow there is enough water.
A. if B. when C. unless D. as
39. The flight had to be delayed the bad weather.
A. because B. due to C. because of D. B and C are correct
40. she's busy, she still helps you.
A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As
41. the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Despite D. Even
42. Take a map with you you lose your way.
A. in case B. so C. because D. although
43. The play was very boring they walked out.
A. although B. so that C. since D. so
44. I couldn't unlock it I had the wrong key.

A. because B. so that C. since D. so
45. He agreed to go climbing he hated heights.
A. although B. in case C. since D. because
46. He got a new alarm clock he'd get up on time.
A. although B. so that C. since D. so
47. He hasn't written to us he left.
A. as long as B. since C. by the time D. as soon as
48. She'll only do the job you pay her more.

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A. before B. after C. if D. while
49. I never take an umbrella it's raining heavily.
A. when B. whenever C. if D. unless
50. ………… rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games.
A. Despite B. In spite with C. Despite of D. Despite with
51. A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself …………… its enemies cannot find it.
A. so that B. so C. therefore D. due to
52. The gate was shut the cows won't get out of the cage.
A. so as to B. in order to C. so as not D. so that
53. The car was easy to recognize, …………… it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
A. because B. that C. so D. but
54. He works hard help his family.

A. so as that B. in order to C. in order that D. A and B are correct
55. We moved to the front row we could hear and see better.
A. so B. so that C. such D. such that
56. a headache, he enjoyed the film.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Because of D. However
57. My sister will take the plane she dislikes flying.
A. because B. so that C. although D. before
58. We took many pictures he cloudy sky.
A. despite of B. even though C. despite D. because
59. both his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
A. Because B. Although C. So that D. Where
60. We understood him he spoke very fast.
A. because of B. though C. in spite of D. despite
61. photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet
Earth relatively quickly.
A. For B. However C. If D. Although
62. It was late, I decided to phone home.
A. however B. but C. although D. and
63. Minh had a terrible headache. , he went to school.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. Although
64. Tom has a bike, he always walks to work.
A. so B. but C. however D. and
65. It was too dark to go on, we found somewhere to stay.
A. so B. but C. however D. because
66. Her mother was sick. Jane had to stay at home to look after her.
A. but B. However C. so D. Therefore
67. They asked me to wait for them, they didn’t turn up.

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A. so B. however C. but D. and
68. It was raining hard. the match went ahead
A. therefore B. however C. but D. because
69. We couldn’t get a seat we arrived quite early.
A. but B. however C. nevertheless D. although

70. My car broke down on the way. had taken
off .
, when I got to the airport the plane
A. Because B. However C. But D. Therefore
B. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs c
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1. In spite her serve pain, she tried t
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attend the lecture.

A B C D
2. Friends advised her t
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A B C
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13. I knew him until I was a

child.
A B C D
4. My friend was crazy although he was informed of the news of his mother’s death.
A B C D
5. Thunder i
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at different heights in the region around a thunderstorm.

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7. Because the invention of machines suc
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A B
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C
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8. Although our grandfather was old but he could help us.
A B C

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9. John didn’t go to work
because
of he was seriously ill.
A B C
D

10. I’ll
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A B C
D

11. He tried t
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explain, so she refused t
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listen.
A B C
D

12. He doesn't buy a ticket every day so he has a season ticket.
A B C
D

13. Mrs. Green wa
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cooking dinner but her daughter Susan wa
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laying the table.
A B C
D

14. Mrs. Young is big and her husband isn't.

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15. People in Spain are very friendly with visitors and we weren't able to speak
A B
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Spanish when we stayed there.
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16. When Barbara was in Italy, she wa
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A B C

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A B C
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18. In spite

of my father is old, he still goes to work.
A B C
D

19. Though he loves her ve
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much, but he can’t talk to her about his feeling.
A B C
D

20. She always behaves childishly despite she ha
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A B C

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C. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original
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1. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise
A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.
D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.
2. They can’t work and travel because they are old.
A. Because of their old age, they can’t work and travel.
B. In spite of their old age, they can work and travel.
C. Despite their old age, they still work and travel.
D. Even though they work and travel, they are old.
3. Despite the bad weather, people travel by air
A. Even though the weather is bad, people travel by air.
B. Because the weather is bad, people travel by ai
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In spite of
people travel by air, the weather is bad. D. Although the bad weather,
people travel by air.
4. She is learning English because she wants to get a better job.
A. She is learning English so that she gets a better job.
B. She is learning English so as she gets a better job.

C. She is learning English in order she can get a better job.
D. She is learning English so that she will be able to get a better job.
5. He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.
6. Although she was very old, she looked very grateful.
A. Despite she was very old, she looked very grateful.

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B. Despite her old age, she looked very grateful.
C. In spite of very old, she looked very grateful.
D. In spite her being old, she looked very grateful.
7. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
A. Because she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.
B. Because she was very busy, she could answer the phone.
C. Although she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.
D. Although she was very busy, she could answer the phone.
8. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking.
A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking
B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking

C. However cold we felt, but we kept walking
D. However we felt cold, we kept walking
9. The children laughed a lot because of the funny story.
A. The children laughed because the story is
funny. B. The children laughed because of the
story funny. C. The children laughed because it
was funny.
D. The children laughed because the story was funny.
10. Although she tells lies, I
believe her. A. In spite of telling
lies, I believe
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In spite her
telling lies, I believe her.
C. In spite of her telling lies, I believe her.
D. In spite of her tell lies, I believe her.